Tour of the Manc

The following day I took my parents on a tour of Salamanca. After my eleven o’clock class, we took a tour of the cathedral. We walked up to the towers, and my parents got to see a view of the entire city. After the cathedral we walked around the academic buildings, so I could show my parents the famed frog that is hidden on the façade of a building. The legend states that if you find the frog then you get good luck for a year. I had to show my parents where the frog was. I showed my parents the La Casa de Las Conchas and then we walked through the Plaza. I told Madre I would bring my parents for lunch so at two I brought my parents over to my house. Madre was so excited to meet them. She showed them all the room in the house. She was cute. I told Madre that my mom could speak some Spanish, so Madre talked slower so my mom could understand. Mom actually did a really good job talking with Madre. I was terrified that I was going to be the translator and sometimes I can’t understand Madre so I thought it was going to be terribly awkward. Everything turned out really great though. My parents got to experience the insane portions Madre give us. Madre made Paella for the first course, Merluza for the second course and strawberries with cream for dessert, way, way to much food. After lunch Madre sat and talked with for a while. She gave my mom some earnings, and my mom thanked Madre for taking such good care of me. It was a success!!

After lunch I continued the tour of Salamanca. We walked up to the pool where I go swimming. Then we walked down by the Plaza de Torros. I showed my parents my favorite shoe store and I also took them to the JMU office. I ended the tour by taking my parents to Valor, which is a famous Chocolateria in Spain. I wanted them to try a traditional Spanish treat, churros and chocolate. The waitress brought out an obscene amount of churros with our melted chocolate. There must have been a pile of at least 20 huge churros. My mom loved the rich the chocolate, but said she could have skipped the greasy, fried churros. We ate some many churros that we were not even hungry for dinner. I took my parents back to their hotel, and walked back to my apartment.

The next day we would be heading on our excursion to Andalusia, visiting Granada, Cordoba, and Sevilla. The bus was leaving at 8:30, so I told my parents I would meet them in the plaza at 8 to catch the bus. I hurried back to my apartment and started packing for the trip. The excursion to Andalusia is suppose to be the best trip in the program, so I was really excited that my parents would get to share this with me.